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Off to Zim on the 17th, hope to shoot a warthog. just want the ivory, is there a problem bringing ivory home in ones duffle. | ||
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Yes. | |||
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Can't be done legally. Mike ______________ DSC DRSS (again) SCI Life NRA Life Sables Life Mzuri IPHA "To be a Marine is enough." | |||
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Yep it's a no go !!! Nick | |||
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I did it back in 2011. I put warthog and Bushpig tusks in my case but I have not done it since then. Don't risk it. Mike With kind regards Mike Mike Taylor Sporting Hunting, Fishing & Photographic Safaris Worldwide +44 7930 524 097 mtaylorsporting@gmail.com Instagram - miketaylorsporting | |||
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I got the third degree on a couple in my case. Explained I just picked them up off the ground, got an eye roll and waved thru. | |||
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In 2007 I put a very large hippo tusk in my bag in Zimbabwe. When the airport folks were convinced it was indeed a hippo and not an elephant I was allowed to take the tusk. I have also taken several warthog tusks in my luggage in 2002-3-5 with no problems or even questions. We are in different times now and I absolutely would not do so now. Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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I drive drunk regularly and have never been caught. That is not true. I am trying to make a point. | |||
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Definitely would not do it... you get the one guy in Customs looking for a promotion and you are in trouble. On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch... Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! - Rudyard Kipling Life grows grim without senseless indulgence. | |||
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I asked a pal if he was driving to the bar on New Year's Eve, said hell yeah, been practicing all year gotta show up for the big game! | |||
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Ignorance was bliss for. "someone" found a recently killed porcupine in the bush, "someone" brought back LOTS of quills, put them all in the rifle case.... NO idea. (whew) USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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So all the examples seem to be about hunted or found dead things. . . . What about purchasing animal part art or all the crap you can find at the airports and curio shops. . . warthog tusk bottle openers, tanned zebra hides, springbok throw pillows, etc. ???? I did purchase a painted ostrich egg last year and brought home, but they included a certificate for customs. It was a pain, but we were just waved through once we actually worked our way through the line. So I can't buy a warthog tusk bottle opener and throw into my luggage?? | |||
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Definitely a NO! | |||
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to warthog tusk. Not sure about the trinkets from a store. | |||
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3-4 years ago, we were told that a German hunter was arrested that same day at Dar airport because he had a warthog tusk in his luggage. I would not do it. | |||
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Got back from Namibia latter part of June. We bought a bunch of the warthog tusks that were made in bottle openers. Brought those all back, but I don't have any idea now if that was OK. I could have a sworn I read some place that as long as it was a finished piece and not a raw piece that it was fine. Now I'm totally second guessing that. This was coming back into the US. None of us were checked by customs. | |||
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You are supposed to have some kind of permit for curios made from wild animal parts. Usually the place that sells them can provide that piece of paper. But in practice, if it looks like a curio and not a trophy they are not going to bother you. Unless it's a CITES species (eg elephant hair) in which case you are in deeper doo doo. Russ Gould - Whitworth Arms LLC BigfiveHQ.com, Large Calibers and African Safaris Doublegunhq.com, Fine English, American and German Double Rifles and Shotguns VH2Q.com, Varmint Rifles and Gear | |||
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Damm, I learn something new all the time. I didn't think the law applied to finished goods sold for retail. I have brought back several carved tusks, a bottle opener, and ostrich egg stands made of warthog tusk. Even a pocket knife with tusk handles! I guess I won't do that again. | |||
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I just did this in Zim a week ago. Curios, but NOT CITIES curios, need an export permit from Zimbabwe. That is all that is required when you clear customs in the US. Cal PS. At least that is my experience. _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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FYI - The G-Men are very sensitive when it comes to the importation of non-human primates, swine, and a few other critters due to health and disease concerns. They require an additional level of inspection, reprocessing, and documentation. Personally, I would avoid packing swine and primate body parts in my luggage. Quote from the Hunting Trophy's website: "Dip & Pack – USDA, CDC & US Public Health Please know that there are special documentation requirements for certain species of animals that are dip & pack only and not mounted overseas. Swine & Non-Human Primates and some Ruminants must go to a USDA Approved Establishment for reprocessing. Special Veterinary Certificates are required for dip and pack only animals of the Viverridea Family (Civet & Genet) and Rodentia Family (Porcupine & Springhare). These certificates must state what was done to render these animals non-infectious and we must submit the documentation to the USPHS for release before we can make entry with FWS. Non-Human Primates are now not required to have a valid CDC Import Permit, however, the shipment will normally require inspection by CDC for release before USDA and US FWS officials will process the shipment for release by their respective agencies." DSC Life Member HSC Life Member NRA Life Member SCI RMEF | |||
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